The Russellville Democrat., 1887-09-28
The board Of equalization is in

The board Of equalization Is In
session.
Uncle James Howell, late OF
California, Is visiting relatives here.
The Melrose Mills will resume
operations next Monday for the
season.
About 500 bales OF cotton have
been received here to date. The
price ranges from 81 to 81.
COL B. T. Embry and Editor
Moore, OF Atkins. we're among our
most pleasant callers last Friday.
DIR. A. H. Scott, of Little Rock,
was visiting relatives and friends in
Russellville this week.
The justly celebrated H,rsch-
berg spectacles can be found at w.
G Weimer's. Sec advertisement.
Mrs. Sallie Bales (nee Miss
Youngblood) of Van Buren,, is here
on brief visit TO her family and
friends.
Judge R. B. Wilson has had his
old office moved back from the street
and will erect handsome new one
on the old site.
Just as wewere ready to go to
press we received an interesting
communication from London which
will appear next week.
We acknowledge q very pleas
ant call from Mr.. Homer Bruton, one
of Appleton's most worthy young
men, yesterday afternoon.
There will be preaching at the
Baptist church next Thursday
night. A visiting minister enroute
to the association is expected to
preach.
The many friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Erwin, Of Fl. Smith, are
sincerely sorry 10 hear of the death
OF their little daughter Selma which
occurred recently.
The rain this week has inter-
fercd with the work on the court
house. Bricklaying will be com
menced next Monday morning if the
weather is favorable.
The nice and centrally located
residence Of Mr.. w. A. Lyon, on JEFF
ferson street, was sold this week to
B. F. Jobe, who will occupy it next
week. The consideration vas 5000.
-Russellville Association meets
with the Baptist church at SCOTS
vile next Saturday. w. 2. Woot-
en-, L. w. Davis and w. M. Peeler
are delegates from the church at
this place.
The southwestern district Sun
day school association meets at Van
Buren, next Friday. Mrs. JAMIE
Thach, Lawrence Russell, Esq, Of
this place, and Hon. w. L. Sibley,
of Atkins, are delegates from this
county, and will attend.
The re election OF Capt. James
NJ. Harkey to the position Of Worthy
Grand Patron of the Order Of the
Easter Star by the grand chapter at
Harrison last week, was fitting re-
cognition OF the Captains eminent
services IN the cause OF masonry.
He is now dischargiDg the duties Of
District Deputy Grand Master of the
18th district under re-appointnent
by the grand lodge of the State, and
in this, as in all other places of trust
coafded to his care, is earnest, faith
full and jealous in the discharge Of
every duty, regardless of the labor,
time and expense required. Within
the ranks OF the order no more en-
thusiastic or devoted member can be
found, nor one more worthy OF its
choicest favors.
AN interesting and important
case involving the possession of a
promising little boy, the child
Of Prof. and Mrs. Irwin, was argued
before Judge Bullock last week, con
suming two days. Judge Wallace
represented the gentleman and
Messrs. Davis d Son the cause of
the lady. After hearing the testi
mony and most exhaustive argu
ments on both sides, Judge Bul.
lock awarded the care and custody
of the little one to it's mother, and
there was great rejoicing on that
side at the victory won. The judges
action is heartily appreciated by the
ladies, aud especially Of Mt. Zion
neighborhood, where the parties are
we'll known. Many of them joined
in the presentation Of an elegant
bouquet of fragrant flowers, Tues
day morning, to the judge as testl
monial of their appreciation of his
decision. The action Of the court